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A weekly roundup of opinions and observations by the Daily Press Editorial Board Peaceful protest Some people didn't like Hampton Mayor George Wallace's decision to join a group of HU students last week from campus to City Hall, or his decision to participate in their "lie-in" protesting the fatal police shooting that took place in Ferguson, Mo., earlier this year. The executive director of the Virginia Police Benevolent Association said there had been "an outcry" from police in Hampton, and a feeling that Mayor Wallace had shown disrespect by taking part in such a demonstration at a location near a memorial for fallen police officers. Mayor Wallace did...

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A weekly roundup of opinions and observations by the Daily Press Editorial BoardPeaceful protestSome people didn't like Hampton Mayor George Wallace's decision to join a group of HU students last week from campus to City Hall, or his decision to...

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Denver's police chief told officers not to intervene, but to stand by and watch, as protesters threw red paint on a memorial for fallen officers during a weekend march against police brutality.
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